Raider Pride
Cheesehead
Forget about how Brett is playing right now for just one thread.
I would like ask you all a serious question.
This has nothing to do about his play on the field IN THE NFL.... OK.
Can we just forget about that, and I am including his gretest games and his worst games.
I am asking you all to leave his NFL History out of the answer.
The question is ..... What do you most admire about the man. What do you most admire about Brett as a human, father, husband, son, and just what you admire most about him outside of football.
Here a re a few things to think about.
My Choice is highlighted... I admire a person who would do such a thing.
Grew up in Kiln, Miss. (pronounced KILL)
Married long-time girlfriend Deanna Tynes on July 14, 1996, after a 12-year courtship, the couple has two daughters, Brittany, 17, and Breleigh, 7
Earned five letters in baseball (he led team in batting all five seasons) and three in football at Hancock North Central High School in Kiln, where his late father, Irvin, was his coach
Played quarterback and strong safety, also serving as punter and placekicker
Played in Mississippi high school all star game following senior season
Had his high school jersey (No. 10) retired in April of 1993; school further honored him May 8, 2004, by re-naming its field, ‘Brett Favre Field,’ and dedicating a new life-sized statue of Favre displayed at the entrance to the stadium
Also had the No. 4 jersey he had worn at Southern Mississippi retired in September of 1993
Was inducted into the Southern Miss Sports Hall of Fame in April of 1997 and was named to the Southern Mississippi Football Team of the Century in 2001
Father pitched for Southern Mississippi baseball varsity
Older brother, Scott, played quarterback for Mississippi State and younger brother, Jeff, was a free safety on Southern Mississippi football team
Sister, Brandi, is a former 'Miss Teen Mississippi'
Grew up idolizing a pair of Southern quarterbacks, the Saints' Archie Manning and the Cowboys' Staubach
Established the 'Brett Favre Fourward Foundation’ in 1996, its mission to provide aid to disadvantaged or disabled children residing in Mississippi and Wisconsin; in conjunction with his annual golf tournament, celebrity softball game and fundraising dinners, foundation has donated in excess of $2.2 million to charities in the two states
In 2005 the charity took on a new cause, raising money in support of Hurricane Katrina relief; more than $950,000 has been raised as of April 18, 2006, to be used in the state’s three gulf coast counties: Hancock, Harrison and Jackson
Also in 2005, his wife founded a charity, the Deanna Favre Hope Foundation to benefit uninsured and underinsured breast cancer patients; Deanna underwent successful treatment in 2004 for the disease
“A Night of Faith,” a dinner and concert featuring Grammy-winning artist Faith Hill was held March 12, 2005, in Biloxi, Miss.; the evening raised more than $400,000 for her foundation, with proceeds used to endow assistance programs at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Miss., and Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Among the other groups the Favre Fourward foundation supports in Mississippi are Special Olympics, Make-A-Wish, Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer, MHG Development Foundation (which promotes community wellness through Memorial Hospital), Hope Haven (a home for battered women and children) and Gaits to Success (therapeutic horsemanship for the mentally disabled) – the latter two are located in the county (Hancock) where he grew up
Among organizations in Wisconsin, he has given to the Rawhide Boys Ranch, Make-A-Wish, Special Olympics, CASA of Brown County, Cerebral Palsy of Wisconsin, Easter Seals of Wisconsin, Green Bay Press-Gazette Education Program, 'Give a Kid a Book' program, the Back to School Store and Syble Hopp School in De Pere
Held the seventh annual ‘Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game’ June 11, 2006, at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis., the event, attended by over 8,000 fans, generated roughly $130,000 for his foundation – all of which stays in Wisconsin; in six years the event has raised more than $700,000
His annual Mississippi celebrity golf tournament was moved to Tunica, Miss., this year due to Hurricane Katrina storm damage near the state’s gulf coast; the event, now held 11 times, features a concert by country music superstar Tim McGraw
Annual fundraising dinner in Green Bay has featured Hall of Famers Starr and Paul Hornung; in seven years the event has raised more than $490,000
In 2003 and ’04, hosted a similar dinner at his Hattiesburg home, raising $140,000
Also has raised more than $1.3 million for the Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay over the past 11 seasons by donating $200 for each touchdown pass and rushing TD he has, a monetary total augmented by matching corporate contributions
Ran a similar program, benefiting a scholarship fund at Southern Miss, during the 1997 and ’98 seasons, which raised roughly $250,000
Taped a public service announcement in the 2000 offseason for local and state Red Cross Awareness, himself more aware of disaster-type situations after experiencing a harrowing, early-March tornado that year at his Hattiesburg, Miss., residence, the storm heavily damaging his property and leaving him fearing for his life
Received the ‘Community Service Award’ from the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce in August of 1997 in recognition of his work with the area Boys & Girls Club, in addition to Special Olympics and Cystic Fibrosis
Has worked at Thanksgiving with the Salvation Army in Green Bay and Gulfport, Miss., to donate food baskets to needy families
Was named as one of 100 “Good Guys” in sports by The Sporting News in July of 2000 in recognition of his civic responsibility and character
Gave time during the 1993-95 seasons as the Packers' player representative to the state Punt, Pass & Kick competition
Had his fourth grade teacher, Billy Ray Dedeaux of Hancock North Central Elementary School in his native Kiln, Miss., named as the NFL's 'Teacher of the Month' for September, 1994
Formerly was a co-owner, along with Dale Jarrett, of a NASCAR Busch racing team, sponsored by Rayovac
Currently has a joint venture with Jarrett, ‘Jarrett Driving Adventure,’ which is traded publicly on NASDAQ, the business allows individuals the opportunity to ride with a professional driver
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s a partner in ‘Brett Favre's Steakhouse' in Green Bay, and its sister operation, 'Brett Favre's Two Minute Grill,' located in the Lambeau Field Atrium
Sold over 100,000 copies of his authorized autobiography, entitled Favre For The Record which was published by Doubleday late in the summer of 1997, an updated version of the book, which included a chapter on the ‘97 season and Super Bowl XXXII, came out in paperback in September of 1998
With his family, in 1999 published Favre Family Cookbook: Three Generations of Cajun and Creole Cooking from the Gulf Coast, combining the best of Mississippi-style seafood with the award-winning recipes of the Brett Favre Steakhouse, recipes from the entire family along with family anecdotes and photos
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n 2004, authored, with his mother, Bonita, FAVRE, an updated biography co-published by the National Football League and Rugged Land; the book has sold nearly 270,000 copies and spent three months on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best-Seller List, peaking at No. 5
Has an official Web site, www.officialbrettfavre.com
Has been one of the country's most marketable athletes since leading Green Bay to a Super Bowl victory in January 1997
In 2005 appeared in commercials for Sensodyne Toothpaste, Starter (owned by Nike), Ford Motor Company and Snapper lawn care equipment
Also continues his endorsement of Nike
In 2003 appeared in a popular national ad for MasterCard, with his wife, Deanna, as part of the company’s “
Priceless” campaign
Also has had endorsement/spokesman deals with Acclaim video games, Bergstrom Automotive (Wisconsin car dealerships), Cellular One, Choice Hotels, Dairy Management Inc., DirecTV and NFL Sunday Ticket, Edge Shave Gel, FunJet Vacations, Hershey's Chocolate, Kohl's department stores, Koss headphones, 'Milk Mustache,' Mitsubishi, Motorola wireless communications, Nike Golf, Pennzoil, Pepsi, Rawlings, Real Pure Beverage Group, Repel Insect Block, Right Guard, Sprint, Sunny Delight, Toro, Visa, Wisconsin Department of Tourism, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and Yamaha
Also is involved with NFL QB Greats
In conjunction with Hallmark, marketed the Brett Favre Christmas tree ornament in 1999
Had over 2 million of his candy bars, the 'Brett Favre MVP Bar,' sold through fund-raising groups in its first year (1997-98), the most ever sold by the Morley Candy Company
Made an appearance near the end of the hit 1998 movie There’s Something About Mary as the boyfriend of co-star Cameron Diaz’s character
Previously had made a cameo as a janitor in Reggie’s Prayer, the 1997 movie project of Reggie White
Served as a pallbearer at White’s funeral, Dec. 30, 2004
Has been a guest on The Tonight Show, The Late Show and The Late, Late Show; played himself in one episode of HBO series Arli$$
Is an avid golfer, carries a handicap in the "one to two" range – down from the 15 he carried as recently as 1998; participated in the pro-am at the 2006 Ford Championship at Doral as part of a promotion with Phil Mickelson and Toby Keith
In 2005 participated in the U.S. Bank Championship pro-am and charity shootout at Milwaukee’s Brown Deer Park golf course, the site of the annual PGA tour stop
Also enjoys hunting, TV nature programs, crossword puzzles, fishing and tending to his home and land on the 460 acres he owns in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Resides in Hattiesburg
I would like ask you all a serious question.
This has nothing to do about his play on the field IN THE NFL.... OK.
Can we just forget about that, and I am including his gretest games and his worst games.
I am asking you all to leave his NFL History out of the answer.
The question is ..... What do you most admire about the man. What do you most admire about Brett as a human, father, husband, son, and just what you admire most about him outside of football.
Here a re a few things to think about.
My Choice is highlighted... I admire a person who would do such a thing.
Grew up in Kiln, Miss. (pronounced KILL)
Married long-time girlfriend Deanna Tynes on July 14, 1996, after a 12-year courtship, the couple has two daughters, Brittany, 17, and Breleigh, 7
Earned five letters in baseball (he led team in batting all five seasons) and three in football at Hancock North Central High School in Kiln, where his late father, Irvin, was his coach
Played quarterback and strong safety, also serving as punter and placekicker
Played in Mississippi high school all star game following senior season
Had his high school jersey (No. 10) retired in April of 1993; school further honored him May 8, 2004, by re-naming its field, ‘Brett Favre Field,’ and dedicating a new life-sized statue of Favre displayed at the entrance to the stadium
Also had the No. 4 jersey he had worn at Southern Mississippi retired in September of 1993
Was inducted into the Southern Miss Sports Hall of Fame in April of 1997 and was named to the Southern Mississippi Football Team of the Century in 2001
Father pitched for Southern Mississippi baseball varsity
Older brother, Scott, played quarterback for Mississippi State and younger brother, Jeff, was a free safety on Southern Mississippi football team
Sister, Brandi, is a former 'Miss Teen Mississippi'
Grew up idolizing a pair of Southern quarterbacks, the Saints' Archie Manning and the Cowboys' Staubach
Established the 'Brett Favre Fourward Foundation’ in 1996, its mission to provide aid to disadvantaged or disabled children residing in Mississippi and Wisconsin; in conjunction with his annual golf tournament, celebrity softball game and fundraising dinners, foundation has donated in excess of $2.2 million to charities in the two states
In 2005 the charity took on a new cause, raising money in support of Hurricane Katrina relief; more than $950,000 has been raised as of April 18, 2006, to be used in the state’s three gulf coast counties: Hancock, Harrison and Jackson
Also in 2005, his wife founded a charity, the Deanna Favre Hope Foundation to benefit uninsured and underinsured breast cancer patients; Deanna underwent successful treatment in 2004 for the disease
“A Night of Faith,” a dinner and concert featuring Grammy-winning artist Faith Hill was held March 12, 2005, in Biloxi, Miss.; the evening raised more than $400,000 for her foundation, with proceeds used to endow assistance programs at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Miss., and Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Among the other groups the Favre Fourward foundation supports in Mississippi are Special Olympics, Make-A-Wish, Candlelighters for Childhood Cancer, MHG Development Foundation (which promotes community wellness through Memorial Hospital), Hope Haven (a home for battered women and children) and Gaits to Success (therapeutic horsemanship for the mentally disabled) – the latter two are located in the county (Hancock) where he grew up
Among organizations in Wisconsin, he has given to the Rawhide Boys Ranch, Make-A-Wish, Special Olympics, CASA of Brown County, Cerebral Palsy of Wisconsin, Easter Seals of Wisconsin, Green Bay Press-Gazette Education Program, 'Give a Kid a Book' program, the Back to School Store and Syble Hopp School in De Pere
Held the seventh annual ‘Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game’ June 11, 2006, at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis., the event, attended by over 8,000 fans, generated roughly $130,000 for his foundation – all of which stays in Wisconsin; in six years the event has raised more than $700,000
His annual Mississippi celebrity golf tournament was moved to Tunica, Miss., this year due to Hurricane Katrina storm damage near the state’s gulf coast; the event, now held 11 times, features a concert by country music superstar Tim McGraw
Annual fundraising dinner in Green Bay has featured Hall of Famers Starr and Paul Hornung; in seven years the event has raised more than $490,000
In 2003 and ’04, hosted a similar dinner at his Hattiesburg home, raising $140,000
Also has raised more than $1.3 million for the Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay over the past 11 seasons by donating $200 for each touchdown pass and rushing TD he has, a monetary total augmented by matching corporate contributions
Ran a similar program, benefiting a scholarship fund at Southern Miss, during the 1997 and ’98 seasons, which raised roughly $250,000
Taped a public service announcement in the 2000 offseason for local and state Red Cross Awareness, himself more aware of disaster-type situations after experiencing a harrowing, early-March tornado that year at his Hattiesburg, Miss., residence, the storm heavily damaging his property and leaving him fearing for his life
Received the ‘Community Service Award’ from the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce in August of 1997 in recognition of his work with the area Boys & Girls Club, in addition to Special Olympics and Cystic Fibrosis
Has worked at Thanksgiving with the Salvation Army in Green Bay and Gulfport, Miss., to donate food baskets to needy families
Was named as one of 100 “Good Guys” in sports by The Sporting News in July of 2000 in recognition of his civic responsibility and character
Gave time during the 1993-95 seasons as the Packers' player representative to the state Punt, Pass & Kick competition
Had his fourth grade teacher, Billy Ray Dedeaux of Hancock North Central Elementary School in his native Kiln, Miss., named as the NFL's 'Teacher of the Month' for September, 1994
Formerly was a co-owner, along with Dale Jarrett, of a NASCAR Busch racing team, sponsored by Rayovac
Currently has a joint venture with Jarrett, ‘Jarrett Driving Adventure,’ which is traded publicly on NASDAQ, the business allows individuals the opportunity to ride with a professional driver
I
s a partner in ‘Brett Favre's Steakhouse' in Green Bay, and its sister operation, 'Brett Favre's Two Minute Grill,' located in the Lambeau Field Atrium
Sold over 100,000 copies of his authorized autobiography, entitled Favre For The Record which was published by Doubleday late in the summer of 1997, an updated version of the book, which included a chapter on the ‘97 season and Super Bowl XXXII, came out in paperback in September of 1998
With his family, in 1999 published Favre Family Cookbook: Three Generations of Cajun and Creole Cooking from the Gulf Coast, combining the best of Mississippi-style seafood with the award-winning recipes of the Brett Favre Steakhouse, recipes from the entire family along with family anecdotes and photos
I
n 2004, authored, with his mother, Bonita, FAVRE, an updated biography co-published by the National Football League and Rugged Land; the book has sold nearly 270,000 copies and spent three months on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best-Seller List, peaking at No. 5
Has an official Web site, www.officialbrettfavre.com
Has been one of the country's most marketable athletes since leading Green Bay to a Super Bowl victory in January 1997
In 2005 appeared in commercials for Sensodyne Toothpaste, Starter (owned by Nike), Ford Motor Company and Snapper lawn care equipment
Also continues his endorsement of Nike
In 2003 appeared in a popular national ad for MasterCard, with his wife, Deanna, as part of the company’s “
Priceless” campaign
Also has had endorsement/spokesman deals with Acclaim video games, Bergstrom Automotive (Wisconsin car dealerships), Cellular One, Choice Hotels, Dairy Management Inc., DirecTV and NFL Sunday Ticket, Edge Shave Gel, FunJet Vacations, Hershey's Chocolate, Kohl's department stores, Koss headphones, 'Milk Mustache,' Mitsubishi, Motorola wireless communications, Nike Golf, Pennzoil, Pepsi, Rawlings, Real Pure Beverage Group, Repel Insect Block, Right Guard, Sprint, Sunny Delight, Toro, Visa, Wisconsin Department of Tourism, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and Yamaha
Also is involved with NFL QB Greats
In conjunction with Hallmark, marketed the Brett Favre Christmas tree ornament in 1999
Had over 2 million of his candy bars, the 'Brett Favre MVP Bar,' sold through fund-raising groups in its first year (1997-98), the most ever sold by the Morley Candy Company
Made an appearance near the end of the hit 1998 movie There’s Something About Mary as the boyfriend of co-star Cameron Diaz’s character
Previously had made a cameo as a janitor in Reggie’s Prayer, the 1997 movie project of Reggie White
Served as a pallbearer at White’s funeral, Dec. 30, 2004
Has been a guest on The Tonight Show, The Late Show and The Late, Late Show; played himself in one episode of HBO series Arli$$
Is an avid golfer, carries a handicap in the "one to two" range – down from the 15 he carried as recently as 1998; participated in the pro-am at the 2006 Ford Championship at Doral as part of a promotion with Phil Mickelson and Toby Keith
In 2005 participated in the U.S. Bank Championship pro-am and charity shootout at Milwaukee’s Brown Deer Park golf course, the site of the annual PGA tour stop
Also enjoys hunting, TV nature programs, crossword puzzles, fishing and tending to his home and land on the 460 acres he owns in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Resides in Hattiesburg
